Habbind History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The history of the name Habbind begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from Robert. The name is derived from a pet form of the personal name Robert. In England, in the Middle Ages, rhyming was often used as a device. This practice continued on into the 18th and 19th centuries; cockney, a London dialect of the 19th century, used rhymes almost exclusively to get its point across without the "upper classes" knowing what was being said. A common diminutive of Robert is Rob and Hobb.

Early Origins of the Habbind family

Early History of the Habbind family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Habbind research.Another 34 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1770 and 1656 are included under the topic Early Habbind History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Habbind Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Habbind has been recorded under many different variations, including Hobbins, Hobbin, Hobbis, Hobbiss, Hoben and others.

Early Notables of the Habbind family (pre 1700)

Distinguished members of the family include Agnes Hobbis, who held estates in Huntingdonshire during the reign of Edward 1st; and Ann Hibbins (Hibbens or Brennum Clenums), executed for witchcraft in... Another 29 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Habbind Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Habbind family to the New World and Oceana

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Habbind or a variant listed above: Thomas Hobin, who sailed to Barbados, Joane Hobbin, to Virginia in 1660; Peter Hobben to Philadelphia in 1754; Mary Hobbin to Boston in 1849; John Hobin to Philadelphia in 1859.